This morning I had the privilege of chatting with the folks at NPR/PRI’s “The Takeaway” for a bit. The subject? Political ad microtargeting, which handily was one of the subjects of a recent Campaigns and Elections “Technology Bytes” piece. We only had a few minutes...

South By Southwest is coming up fast and I can’t hardly wait to get there, I tell you what. One highlight SXSW-goers shouldn’t miss: our very own panl on the Occupy Movement and citizen journalism: Occupying Media: 24-Hour Protest People The Occupy Wall Street Movement began in...

Guest article! Below is the latest from Kayle Hatt, a Canadian political organizer who works with candidates on field organizing and communication and who earlier wrote about candidates and social media and about social media in that far distant land to the North. Kayle’s been awol from the...

Last night’s GIF Party hosted by the Tech Ladymafia was more than just a chance to enjoy happy hour prices at the Science Club — it was also a true celebration of the humble .gif, the web’s workhorse graphic format since way back in the way-on-back. In fact, the party organizers...

This weekend’s RootsCamp has sold out — not as in “sold out to The Man,” but actually sold out of tickets! Very cool for New Organizing Institute and the whole RootsCamp crew, but a bummer for you if you haven’t gotten your pass yet. Epolitics.com will be a sponsor...